RAF C-130 in Falklands War

[RAGATIGER]

Hi there

 

Well I was talking with a fellow modeller friend and at some point we start to talk about the RAF Hercules C-130 during Falklands war and a brief search at Google produced this

 

Hercules and VC.10 transports flew over 500 sorties to Ascension by the end of the war to bring in more than 5,000 people and 6,000 tons of freight. The Hercules, some the lengthened C.3's, but mostly C.1's, were from the pool of over fifty aircraft of 24, 30, 47 and 70 Sqdns of the Lyneham Transport Wing. The first two squadrons concentrated on the UK/Ascension air-bridge and the other two on missions south, and by the end of the war, six aircraft had been fitted for in-flight refueling to extend their range.

 

But unable to identificate those actual aircraft used, so maybe here you can help us a bit

 

 

Best modelling

 

Armando

[Junchan]

The Arms and Armour Press book, Falklands the Air War listed the following 19 Herks:

XV179, 185, 187, 191, 192, 195, 196, 200, 201, 204, 205, 206, 211, 218, 291, 292, 296, 298 and 300.

 

Jun in Tokyo

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[RAGATIGER]

Many thanks

[Junchan]

5 hours ago, RAGATIGER said:

Many thanks

You are welcome.

 

Jun in Tokyo

[Truro Model Builder]

The following had received the IFR probe as C.1Ps (with redelivery dates) before the Argentine surrender: XV200 (29 Apr), XV179 (13 May), XV218 (25 May), XV196 (31 May), XV206 (3 Jun) and XV291 (9 Jun).

 

In addition XV296 was undertaking its flight test trials following conversion to C.1K tanker configration.

 

All info from Falklands -The Air War (Burden et al, Arms and Armour Press 1986).

[junglierating]

I bet Ascoteer can help out as well